Midway Newcastle Reveals Necessary Force

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As veteran developer struggles to avoid closure.

By Martin Robinson

Midway's Newcastle Studio has revealed Necessary Force, an open world action game set in an urban environment and starring a maverick cop, as it emerges that the developer may have to close its doors by the end of the month.

'The idea of a detective who sets his own rules is the sort of story that's been around in movies for a while', studio head Craig Duncan told Develop, 'but we don't think anyone's managed to capture the essence of those choices and consequences in games. That unprecedented level of open world influence and troubled morality is something we're really keen to explore.'

Necessary Force's official site is live, and is hosting a brief but impressive trailer for the game. Midway Newcastle's last game, the Vin Diesel vehicle Wheelman, was met with poor reviews, although the developer has a long heritage of competent racing games stretching back to when it was known as Pitbull Syndicate.